Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Origins of World War 1
- Alliances
- The Triple Alliance
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Dual Alliance made in 1879
- Italy
- Triple Alliance formed in 1882
- Made both Russia and France nervous
- Triple Entente
- France
- Russia
- Creates the Franco-Russian Alliance in 1892
- Britain
- Creates the Entente Cordiale with France in 1904
- Triple Entente completed with the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907
- Morocco
- The First (1905-06)
- France wanted to add the uncolonised African country to its empire
- But Germany objected and demanded an international conference on Morocco's future
- Germany was made to back down at the Algeciras conference in 1906 by British, Italian, Russian and Spanish support
- So France took control of Morocco's police and banks!
- The Agadir Crisis (1911)
- France sent troops to Fez to fight rebels
- Germany accused France or trying to get complete control
- So Sent in a Warship called the Panther
- Britain feared Germany would attempt to make a naval base at Agadir, which would threaten key sea routes
- When Britain send ships, Germany backed down and recognised France's influence over morocco
- Which made Germany more Anti-British
- The Arms Race
- Germany vs Britain
- Weltpoltik
- Wilhelm increased military size and wanted to expand the German empire
- The Two Power Standard
- Britain's Navy had to be as big as the next two strongest navies in Europe put together
- The Dreadnought
- Britain created its first one in 1906
- Germany created its own version in 1907-08
- By 1914 Britain had 29 and Germany had 17
- The Balkans
- Influence
- Controlled by the Ottomans
- Very weak from corruption and the rise of Nationalism. (The Sick Man of Europe)
- Germany wanted to build a railway through the Balkans
- Italy wanted to control the other side of the Adriatic Sea
- Austria-Hungary wanted to stop Serbia from stirring up their people
- The Slavs wanted independence and hoped Serbia would help them
- Russia wanted sea access from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
- Through Turkish controlled straits
- The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand